Why is this considered acceptable?

[Minkness]

Aaron makes a good point. I have a female hognose that runs laps in her enclosure. Constantly on the move unless she's digesting. She is in a tank bigger than 'suggested' as well. But I have another who is very lazy. He likes to curl up in his favorite corner and just sit there to watch the world outside. I could put him in an enclosure half the size of his current one, and I don't think it would make much of a difference. He is also a hognose. Likewise I did a test to see if my active female stayed active in a smaller enclosure. And she was. Same activity in a 5 gallon as a 20 long. She also ate consistently (if not better) in the small enclosure as the larger one. Only difference is, is that I enjoy seeing my active snake with more room. I doubt she really cares at all.